Most Americans expect the nation's colleges and universities to promote the goal of social
mobility to make it possible for anyone with ability and motivation to succeed. But according …

For the past 20 years, social scientists have devoted increasing attention to the links
between type of postsecondary education received and socioeconomic inequalities …

When I started writing this book, I knew I'd need to read piles of research but failed to foresee
the enormity of the piles. Education isn't just a major industry; it inspires researchers' …

Regulatory pressure to increase both audit committee financial expertise and board
independence has resulted in lower status for audit committees relative to management …

Racial inequality in economic outcomes, particularly among the college educated, persists
throughout US society. Scholars debate whether this inequality stems from racial differences …

Mapping Australian higher education 2016 Page 1 Mapping Australian higher education 2016
Andrew Norton August 2016 Page 2 Mapping Australian higher education 2016 Grattan …

We analyze a Massachusetts merit aid program that gives high-scoring students tuition
waivers at in-state public colleges with lower graduation rates than available alternative …

Large earnings and ability differences exist across majors. This paper seeks to estimate the
monetary returns to particular majors as well as find the causes of the ability sorting across …

Estimates of the effect of college selectivity on earnings may be biased because elite
colleges admit students, in part, based on characteristics that are related to future earnings …

The increasing concentration of wealthy students at highly selective colleges is widely
perceived, but few analyses examine the underlying dynamics of higher education …